Lost Women of Rabaul by Rod Miller – Book Review
Lost Women of Rabaul is author Rod Miller’s first publication, and comes after 11 years of research into this subject, plus the associated tragic story of the Montevideo Maru in […]
Neil Churches’ The Greatest Escape – A Review
It is over 80 years since the Greek campaign of 1941 yet important firsthand accounts of the campaign continue to emerge.
How the Coastwatchers Turned the Tide of the Pacific War
Australian Coastwatchers brought the tide of Japanese invasive successes to a shuddering halt when two coastwatchers spotted and reported an invasion fleet of 5,500 Japanese troops sailing south.
‘The Scrap Iron Flotilla’ presentation with Mike Carlton
When war broke out in the Northern Hemisphere in 1939, the British called upon their Australian allies for support.
The Scrap Iron Flotilla By Mike Carlton – Book Review
At the outbreak of war in 1939, the British asked Australia for help and it was, over time, given willingly and in quantity but one of its earliest contributions was […]
(Papers now available) Greek Campaign Honoured at Major Military History Conference in Melbourne
The Greek campaign of 1941 recently featured in a major military history conference held in Melbourne.
Call for Papers – Hard Fought: Australia in the Mediterranean Theatre 1940-1945
Military History & Heritage Victoria Inc. 4th Biennial Two-Day Conference – Hard Fought: Australia in the Mediterranean Theatre 1940-1945 9-10 April 2022, Waverley RSL, Melbourne.
Summary – ‘Semut: Secret Australian Operation in WWII Borneo.’ presented by Prof Christine Helliwell
Prof Helliwell opened her excellent presentation to an audience of 39 explaining about the secret Allied operations to take back Sarawak from the occupying Japanese in 1945.
